After saying goodbye to Engineer Hill, Carmen visits Hill's dentist again, and Dentist Shelder confirms Hill's claim.

"A 2-year-old child like George Jr. will normally have 20 baby teeth, but some children will have a few less. He has two more baby teeth, and these two teeth grow so fast that they even squeeze the next tooth, which will definitely cause discomfort, so he always cries. The dentist said.

"Dr. Sheld, is this a common occurrence?" asked Kamen, a young man who really didn't know the ins and outs of raising children.

"No, in my forty years of medical experience, there are cases where one or two more baby teeth grow, but I have only seen them grow so quickly. They are positioned farther forward than wisdom teeth and are stronger and sharper than permanent teeth. The old dentist shook his head, "Mr. Reporter, is this important?"

"Whatever the hell about it? The police haven't asked?" asked Carmen.

"The police just asked me when Hill's wife had brought the kids to see her teeth, when she left, if there were any unknown people in the vicinity, etc. The dentist said.

"Oh. Carmen nodded, not commenting on the actions of the police, who presumably were just routine. The Holy City loses too many children every year.

Lacking birth control, some poor families have more children, and for these families, it is not uncommon for them to give away or even sell their children who cannot be raised, and relatives and neighbors often pretend not to know.

As the saying goes, if the people don't raise it, the officials won't be held accountable.

"In fact, I've spoken many times about the Hill family's misfortunes, including to the police. I have deep sympathy for the Hill family, whose grandfather and father often came to see my teeth when they were alive, and I was their personal dentist. The dentist complained, "When little George disappeared, the couple seemed to go crazy, and they asked people around my clinic to make people think I had kidnapped their son." God testifies, how could I, a decent man, do such a thing?"

"Thank you, Dr. Sheld. Carmen thanked him.

"Mr. Reporter, has the loss of the child come to fruition? I hear several such regrettable incidents almost every year. If you want me to say, this is a dereliction of duty on the part of the police department. This must be an evil criminal syndicate that is trying to catch children for experiments. A few years ago, there was a rumor in the Holy City about a wizard named Sean...... "The dentist is obviously a chatter.

"Shaun the Wizard? Well, I've heard of that. But it was just a misunderstanding about human blood transfusion. Carmen said.

"Yes, even though I'm a dentist, a dentist is also a doctor, and I'm a member of the National Dental Prevention Group. But I also have quite an insight into human blood transfusions. ”

"You are such a knowledgeable doctor. Sorry, it's time for me to go. Thank you again!"

Carmen hurriedly got rid of the chatter.

"Ah, Mr. Reporter, you don't sit for a while? ”

Leaving the dentist's office, Carmen visits a small businessman surnamed Sanchez.

The small businessman runs a grocery store in the docklands, and judging by the flow of people coming in and out, he has a good business.

Carmen bought a pack of cigarettes and stood in front of the store, smoking a cigarette while waiting patiently.

The small businessman coped with the steady stream of customers while looking at Carmen, who was still standing still. He thought Carmen was a new tax collector doing a secret investigation, so he was extremely cautious in his conversations with customers, constantly complaining to them that business was getting worse and worse.

When there were significantly fewer customers, Carmen identified himself. The little businessman's face collapsed, revealing a sad mood:

"My son Tom disappeared at noon on July 15th last year, just after his eighth birthday. My wife has not been in good health and has not been able to take care of him alone, so she usually stays in the backyard to recuperate. I asked Tom to follow me in the store, and he was always very well-behaved. This was especially true after my wife was called by the Lord. ”

"That day, there were so many customers that I was so busy that I didn't even have time to drink water. By the time I remembered, Tom was gone. ”

"Some people say that it was a child who was playful and might have secretly gotten on a merchant ship to play. This has happened before on our docks, and it may be possible for me to say that other people's children are children, but my son Tom is not, he is an introvert, he doesn't like to talk to people, and he doesn't run away to other people's boats. ”

The grieving father rarely met someone who was willing to listen to what happened to him, so he was very talkative.

"Mr. Sanchez, did you call the police?" asked Carmen.

"Of course, I went to the police station on our side, the police station on the dock, and even the city police headquarters and the water patrol team. Those people said that this kind of thing happened on the dock and that the police on the pier should be in charge, and that they could not follow up on a single case in the local jurisdiction. "I even found the gangs on the docks, and I found all the dignitaries on the docks, but they only wanted me to pay for them, and they were of no use except bragging." ”

"So, during the days Tom went missing, did you notice anything out of the ordinary, such as a stranger nearby?" asked Carmen.

"Stranger?" the little merchant looked at Carmen with strange eyes, "this is the docklands, and they are all strangers?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. As a newspaper reporter who focuses on social news, I am very interested in the disappearances of children in Al-Quds in recent years, and the disappearance of these children has caused great grief to many families. Therefore, it is also my responsibility to investigate carefully in order to arouse public sympathy and public opinion, and to make the government and justices of justice pay more attention to such cases. Carmen explained.

"Thank you, Mr. Journalist. You're a good person!" the small businessman handed out a good guy card.

"So, Mr. Sanchez, let's get down to business. I noticed, you just said that little Tom is introverted?" asked Carmen.

"yes, when he was younger, well, he was very active until he was seven years old. When he was eight years old, his personality suddenly changed and he didn't like to talk very much. "Sometimes he shut himself in his room and told him to eat, and he said he had a toothache. I suspect he resents me because his mother died before that, and he probably thinks it's because I, as a husband, have failed to do my duty. God testifies that I love my wife dearly, and I swore on her deathbed that I would take good care of our son. But ......"

The little merchant had already shed two lines of tears when he said this.

When Carmen heard this, his heart moved: "Has Tom seen a dentist?"

"Dentist?" the little merchant shook his head, "We ordinary people don't give money to doctors unless we have a high fever for a few days." ”

The father may have doted on his children, but it is impossible to say how meticulous he takes care of them.

"Mr. Sanchez, Tom is an introvert, does he have any particularly good playmates, or any close adults?" asked Carmen.

"There is. "There is a man from other provinces who begs for a living on the dock alone with a child, and that man is a devout believer of the true God, who is a kind man, who often comes to my shop to buy things, and who dresses decently, like a decent person." After coming and going, we got to know each other. His child was about the same age as Tom, and Tom was very close to him. ”

"Is it possible that this provincial man kidnapped Tom?" asked Carmen.

"No, it's impossible. The little merchant denied, "Believe me, I have a lot of people coming and going in this shop every day, and after a long time, my eyesight is very good, and I can tell at a glance who is good and who is bad." Moreover, the man later left the Holy City with the child, and Tom disappeared three months later. ”

When Carmen asked, he felt that it was almost enough, and took his leave:

"Thank you, Mr. Sanchez, for your cooperation. I'm sure I'll write a good report, and I can't say I'll help you find Tom, but maybe it's useful. ”

"I hope so!" said the little merchant.

After thinking about it, Carmen returned to the dentist Sheld's office.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Sheld, to bother you again!" said Carmen.

"Haha, welcome, young man. But you have to wait a minute, I have a few more patients here, and they come together as if they had made an appointment. Dr. Sheldt said.

"It's okay, I have time, or can we make a new appointment?" said Carmen.

"It doesn't matter, I'll be soon. Sheld's head didn't lift.

It took Dr. Shelter two hours to remove a tooth decay from a child and a gold tooth to another old man.

When Dr. Sheld's work was done, Carmen asked, "Dr. Sheld, I noticed you don't have a nurse here?"

"That's true. "First, my income here is limited, so I can't pay nurses too much, and besides, not everyone can do nurses, and if you want to come to me to do it, I don't want to, otherwise it will be a disservice."

I used to have a nurse who almost numbed someone, and another who once pulled out several good teeth from a patient, which forced me to pay a lot of money in compensation, and more importantly, it seriously hurt my reputation. It's not easy to win a good reputation, but it's enough to have a bad reputation......"

As soon as the old dentist spoke, it was endless.

Carmen had to interrupt him skillfully, and he laughed cooperatively: "It's the funniest thing I've heard in a month." Haven't you met a good nurse?"

"Absolutely. "Two years ago I hired a man from the province who claimed to have special training, and I saw that it was not easy for him to carry a small child, so I agreed to give him a one-month trial. I was amazed by this male nurse, who was very dexterous, quick and patient. It's a pity ......"

"What is a pity?" asked Carmen.

It's a pity that a year ago, he didn't say goodbye, and he didn't even receive last month's salary. I guess there's something going on at his house. ”

"What's the name of this male nurse. ”

"Jamie Allen!"